As the Guardian and others have reported: Labour has pledged to “unashamedly champion” the UK’s financial services sector, as it promised to cut down 10,000
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Freeports exist to provide opacity for the raking off of public funds for private gain
The Guardian notes this morning that: Taxpayers are not being guaranteed value for money or transparency at a regeneration project overseen by the Conservative Tees
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The UNRWA has been a force for peace and the good of people: it deserves our support now
Trolls have been arriving here in some numbers, asking for my opinion on the United Nations RWA, which runs the UN’s programmes to support Palestinian
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Labour lets the Rwanda Bill progress in the Lords
The Guardian has a report on last night’s debate on the Rwanda Bill 8n the House of Lords. Amongst the many excellent contributions made they
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Of course the Post Office needs new leadership – but the government has to recognise that what is required is someone skilled in public service delivery, not supposed maximisation
As the Guardian reports this morning: The chair of the Post Office has been dismissed by the government as the state-owned company reels from the Horizon IT
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The political economy of money and tax
The Taxing Wealth Report 2024 is all about tax reforms. However, to propose reforms without suggesting why it is economically appropriate to do so makes
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The Tories are changing the law on water companies so that even if they fail the shareholders do not take a hit
In December, I wrote here about the need for a change to the law on the insolvency of water companies. I suggested a change that
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What we’re missing is politicians who believe change for the better is possible
I admit that one of the difficulties of blogging regularly is working out what is worth talking about, and what just keeps the flow going.
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The UK’s leaders are united, but only in their indifference to what happens within it but outside England
As Politico reports in their daily morning email today: Following Northern Ireland’s biggest ever public sector strikes on Thursday, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris issued
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